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Provide consulting services using the Relationship Model™

Select clients from the not-for-profit, church, private, public or corporate sectors

Set fees for services without restriction

Market his/her services within the province/state/country of his/her residence

Provide services anywhere in the world

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Referral of prospective clients within geographical area

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Provide products and services in the Relationship Model™ to clients in the areas of governance, leadership, management and service delivery

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Maintain license currency by providing governance services to one organization per quarter (four per year) resulting in granting a license to the client’s board to govern using the RM

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Work within the limitations of this licensing agreement

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Abiding by the terms of this relationship description

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Governance Matters Book Review & Testimonial

I was introduced to your book, Governance Matters, in 2011 by Dr. Jason Ferenczi, who wrote his doctoral dissertation on “Governance in International Theological Education” under my direction at Columbia International University. While there is no dearth of professional literature on organizational governance, Dr. Ferenczi noted that your book is unique in its approach to the topic from a distinctively Christian perspective.

Since 2004, I have been involved in the ministry of Global Associates for Transformational Education (GATE, see: www.GATEglobal.org). In my role as a senior associate of GATE, I have recommended The Relationship Model to theological faculties in the Philippines, India, Kenya, Ethiopia, Togo, and Ecuador. Last July, I also used Governance Matters as a textbook for a Doctor of Education course at Columbia International University on “Leadership and Governance in Higher Education.” Students enrolled in the course are engaged in ministries in Sri Lanka, Chad, Sr. Vincent, Korea, and China, as well as in the United States. They reported your book was the key text (among five) in shaping their thinking about governance and administration in Christian higher education. Thank you for your work and for sharing your thinking on governance theory from a Christian perspective.

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